Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-02-25


Henry Hannah has moved his
barber shop to the south side of
the square, and now occupies the
rooms one door west of the Lady's
Bazlr. Henry would be glad to
have all his old friends call and
see him in his new quarters.
There will be meeting of the
voters. taxpayers and citizens of
kirksville school district at the
Masonic Hall on Saturday night
the Goth inst, at Z p. M, to consid-
er the proposition for building a
public school building or build
ings for said district.
While absent last week our fore
man made up the forms and run
off the outside Of the paper, in
sorting the wrong installment of
the story. Wepublish the INSTALL
ment this week that should have
appeared last, ard next week will
|republish the installment of last
week in its regular order.
Since the organization of the
society of young ladies pledged
not to go with young men who are
known to drink intoxicants, some
of the young men propose to or
ganize society not to go with
any young lady who cannot cook.
The mothers Of the young ladies
are said to be in favor of the soci-
ety.-Trenton Republican.
BY special invitation of Adair
lodge, No. IS, the Meridian lodge,
degree staff, No. 162, /. 0. 0. T., of
Canton, visited Kirksville this
week to exemplify the work. They
arrived the morning OF Feb. 22d,
under the leadership of Capt. W.
e. Graves, past commander. a
number of distant lodges were
represented; number of the prom
inent members of the order from
st. Louis were also present.
The heaviest sleet seen in this
vicinity for years, perhaps, ever,
fell Thursday afternoon and night
of last week. Trees, of various
kinds, were broken down, and the
ground was covered with limbs.
Great damage is reported, from
various sections, to the orchards,
many being totally ruined. Besides
all this damage, stock, of all kinds,
that were not housed, Jared badly.
Memphis Democrat.
Mr.. Sanford Snyder received,
this week, from Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan, an acknowledgment Of the
resolution offered by him at the
Logan memorial service, in this
city, thanking Mrs. Logan for her
recognition of the private soldier,
in the funeral preparations for her
husband. With the acknowledge
ment were enclosed the cards of
the different members of the fam
lily.
We have a case on hand that
proves that we don't know how to
run a newspaper. Last week gen.
tleman called to advertise an arti-
Gle he had found. Not long after
ward a young lady called to ad-
vertise the identical article
which she had lost, and like a
blasted idio5 we up and told her
where she could find it, and lost
both advertisements. And we
have been engaged in the printing
business for over eighteen years.
-LaBelle Star.
", D. Burrus informs us that
several of his cattle froze their
feet during the extreme cold
weather III January. Some folks
have disturbed themselves about
similar cases, thinking it was
pleuro-pneumonia. But when the
facts are known, it proves to be a
case Of frost bite, and even then it
is quite serious loss when the
cattle die. There are, probably,
several cases of this kind in the
county, but there is no danger of
contagion from Memphis Ma
tional.
Tuesdayssa difficulty occurred in
liberty township, between John
IDover and James Wimber. II
seems that Dover had given VIM
Der, who was moving, permission
to pass through his premises. AZ
ter Wimber had gone through
with two or three loads, Dover
changed his mind and forbid his
passing through. Wimber needed
not the command to halt, wher
Dover attacked him with his cane
bruising his shoulder and break
ing bone in one of his hands
Thereppon Wimber pulled a revol
yer from his pocket and shot Dov
er in the left side, Wimber gave
himself up to the authorities anC
is now in Jail awaiting the resul
Of the shooting.